Category Archives: Marty’s Blog

osted on Feb 14, 2016 By Chris Hedges   Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaking during a campaign event Saturday at the Reno Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev. (Evan Vucci / AP) Bernie Sanders, who has attracted numerous young, white, college-educated … Continue reading →

02/04/2016 08:32 pm ET Danny Glover Bernie Sanders’ campaign has already accomplished what most observers — including many of his supporters — thought was impossible. Coming from 40 points behind in the polls when the campaign began, he achieved a … Continue reading →

By ELIZABETH WARRENJAN. 29, 2016 WASHINGTON — WHILE presidential candidates from both parties feverishly pitch their legislative agendas, voters should also consider what presidents can do without Congress. Agency rules, executive actions and decisions about how vigorously to enforce certain … Continue reading →

Les Leopold Author, “Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice” January 26, 2016 In theory, there are a lot of things to like about [Sanders’] ideas. But in theory isn’t enough. A president has to deal in reality. I … Continue reading →

Thomas L. Friedman JAN. 6, 2016 From its very inception, Donald Trump’s campaign for president has been life imitating Twitter. His candidacy is built on Twitter bursts and insults that touch hot buttons, momentarily salve anxieties and put a fist … Continue reading →

The vast inequality they are creating is a death sentence for government by consent of the people. This is the fight of our lives and how it ends is up to us. By Bill Moyers | December 22, 2015 Dear … Continue reading →

Posted on Dec 13, 2015 By Juan Cole This post originally ran on Truthdig contributor Juan Cole’s website.Those   ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply that the United States is not corrupt. While it … Continue reading →

By MARIA KONNIKOVADEC. 5, 2015 THERE’S an adage you hear most any time you mention con artists: You can’t cheat an honest man. It’s a comforting defense against vulnerability, but is it actually true? No, as it turns out; honesty … Continue reading →

Posted on Nov 1, 2015 By Chris Hedges   Sheldon Wolin discusses his ideas with Chris Hedges in this still from Hedges’ interview with Wolin for The Real News Network. (TRNN via YouTube) Sheldon Wolin, our most important contemporary political theorist, died … Continue reading →

Posted on Oct 18, 2015 By Chris Hedges     Tanker trucks used in fracking operations line up near gas burn-off flares at a storage facility in Williston, N.D. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP) DENVER—The maniacal drive by the human species to … Continue reading →